2.The Guardian view on religious intolerance. In much of the world, Christians are oppressed. Christian persecution is most pronounced in Islamic countries. Of course, Muslims in Europe or North America confront intolerance too. Just as important is a resolute stand for the principle of religious freedom everywhere. Source: http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/dec/25/guardian-view-relig...

6. Uzbek state media pursue a campaign against religious communities and believers, such as Protestants and Jehovah's Witnesses. One of their accusations is that the latter "turn children into zombies". Victims of slander have no chance to reply. In one case, defamatory articles led to four Christians losing their job. Source: http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Uzbek-state-media-campaign-against-freedo...

9. By upholding a French ban on wearing full-face veils, a common Muslim practice, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has failed to protect the religious freedom of Islamic women who choose the veil as an expression of their faith, according to the Forum for Religious Freedom-Europe (FOREF) .Source: http://foref-europe.org/2014/07/03/european-court-of-human-rights-fails-...

11. Alexander Dvorkin, vice-president of FECRIS, criticizes the Maidan movement, complaining in numerous Russian media that he was denied entry in Ukraine because of the international “sectarian lobby”, and persecutes Falun Gong. Source: http://foref-europe.org/2014/05/13/924/

12. Religious freedom victory at Council of Europe: a long-planned move to curb the activities of "sects" was unexpectedly knocked off course. The initiative's prime mover was a French politician, Rudy Salles. To critics, this seemed like a move to extend the policy of Francea cross the whole of Europe. Source : http://www.economist.com/blogs/erasmus/2014/04/europe-sects-and-freedom